Scary Movie (film series)
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| Distributed by | Miramax Films (1) Dimension Films (2–3; 5) The Weinstein Company (4) |
Release date | 2000–present |
Running time | 424 minutes (5 films) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $172 million (5 films) |
| Box office | $897.2 million (5 films) |
Scary Movie is a series of American parody films, mainly focusing on spoofing horror films. The franchise has a combined gross of almost $900 million at the worldwide box office and has received mixed to negative reviews from critics. A sixth film is in development.
Films
[edit]| Film | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter(s) | Story by | Producer(s) | Status |
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| Scary Movie | July 7, 2000 | Keenen Ivory Wayans | Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, & Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer | Eric L. Gold, Lee R. Mayes, Bo Zenga | Released | |
| Scary Movie 2 | July 4, 2001 | Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Alyson Fouse, Greg Grabianski, Dave Polsky, Michael Anthony Snowden, & Craig Wayans | Eric L. Gold | |||
| Scary Movie 3 | October 24, 2003 | David Zucker | Craig Mazin & Pat Proft | Robert K. Weiss | ||
| Scary Movie 4 | April 14, 2006 | Craig Mazin, Jim Abrahams, & Pat Proft | Craig Mazin | Robert K. Weiss & Craig Mazin | ||
| Scary Movie 5 | April 12, 2013 | Malcolm D. Lee | Pat Proft & David Zucker | David Zucker & Phil Dornfeld | ||
| Scary Movie 6 | June 12, 2026 | TBA | Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans & Keenen Ivory Wayans & Rick Alvarez | Neal H. Moritz, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans & Rick Alvarez | In development | |
Scary Movie (2000)
[edit]Scary Movie is the first film of the franchise and directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans.[1] It is the highest-grossing film of the franchise, with $278,019,771 worldwide.[2]
The film's plot mainly spoofs Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)[3], and it follows a group of clueless teenagers who are stalked by an incompetent serial killer; one year after disposing of the body of a man, they accidentally hit a man with their car.
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
[edit]Scary Movie 2 is the second film of the franchise and was also directed by Wayans. It grossed $141,220,678 worldwide and is the second lowest-grossing film of the franchise.[4] This is the last film to receive an R-rating and also marked the end of the Wayans siblings' involvement with the franchise, until the development of the sixth film.[5]
The film is a parody of House on Haunted Hill (1999)[3], with the plot following a perverted college professor who plans to study ghosts inside a haunted mansion and uses the teens as bait.
Scary Movie 3 (2003)
[edit]Scary Movie 3 is the third film of the franchise and was directed by David Zucker. With $220,673,217 earned worldwide, it is the second highest-grossing film in the franchise.[6] This was the first Scary Movie film to receive a PG-13 rating, as well as the first film to have no involvement from the Wayans family.[5]
Michael Jackson planned to sue the filmmakers for Edward Moss parodying him in such a way that made him seem like a child molester and having a fake nose.
The plot of the film is a spoof of Signs and The Ring (both 2002). It revolves around strange crop circles found near an old farm and the circulation of an unusual videotape and Cindy helping the President to prevent an extreterrestrial invasion.
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
[edit]Scary Movie 4 is the fourth film of the franchise and was also directed by Zucker. With $178,710,620 at the worldwide box office, it ranks as the franchise's third highest-grossing film.[7] It is the final film in the franchise to feature any of the original cast members.
The main target of spoof was War of the Worlds (2005).[3] The film follows Cindy trying to solve the murder of a young boy that's haunting her house.
Scary Movie 5 (2013)
[edit]Scary Movie 5 is the fifth film of the franchise and was directed by Malcolm D. Lee. It is the only film in the franchise to be starred by Anna Faris and Regina Hall.[8] It grossed $78,613,981 worldwide and became the lowest-grossing film of the franchise.[9]
The film Mama (2013) is primarily parodied, and follows a couple that discovers, via the recordings of video cameras, that they and their three newly adopted children are being haunted by a mysterious demon.
Scary Movie 6 (2026)
[edit]In April 2024, it was announced that a new film was in development, with producer Neal H. Moritz attached to the project. Production will be financed entirely by Miramax, while Paramount Pictures will distribute the movie. Principal photography is expected to commence in late 2024[10][11] and is projected for a 2026 release date.[12] It will be the first film in the series not to be produced by Dimension Films (due to the company being inactive since 2019) and the second film in the series to be produced by Miramax. In October 2024, it was confirmed that the Wayans brothers would reunite for the first time in 18 years to develop the new film.[13] The film is scheduled to release on June 12, 2026.[14]
Recurring cast and characters
[edit]This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in two or more films in the series.
- An empty grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
- U indicates an uncredited appearance.
| Actor | Films | |||||
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| Scary Movie | Scary Movie 2 | Scary Movie 3 | Scary Movie 4 | Scary Movie 5 | Scary Movie 6 | |
| 2000 | 2001 | 2003 | 2006 | 2013 | 2026 | |
| Anna Faris | Cynthia "Cindy" Campbell | TBA | ||||
| Regina Hall | Brenda Meeks | |||||
| Marlon Wayans | Shorty Meeks | |||||
| Shawn Wayans | Ray Wilkins | |||||
| Chris Elliott | Hanson | Ezekiel | ||||
| Charlie Sheen | Tom Logan | Tom LoganU | Charlie | |||
| Simon Rex | George Logan | Dan Sanders | ||||
| Anthony Anderson | Mahalik | |||||
| Kevin Hart | CJ | |||||
| Leslie Nielsen | President Harris | |||||
| Edward Moss | Michael Jackson | |||||
| Molly Shannon | Marilyn | Heather Darcy | ||||
Additional crew and production details
[edit]| Film | Crew/Detail | ||||||
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| Cinematographer | Editor(s) | Composer | Production companies | Distributing companies | Running time | ||
| Scary Movie | Francis Kenny | Mark Helfrich | David Kitay | Wayans Bros. Entertainment, Gold/Miller Productions, Brad Grey Pictures |
Miramax Films | 88 minutes | |
| Scary Movie 2 | Steven Berstein | Tom Nordberg, Richard Pearson & Peter Teschner | Dimension Films | 83 minutes | |||
| Scary Movie 3 | Mark Irwin | Jon Poll | James L. Venable | Brad Grey Pictures | 84 minutes | ||
| Scary Movie 4 | Thomas E. Ackerman | Craig Herring & Tom Lewis | Dimension Films, Miramax Films, Brad Grey Pictures |
The Weinstein Company | 83 minutes | ||
| Scary Movie 5 | Steven Douglas Smith | Sam Seig | Brad Grey Pictures, DZE |
Dimension Films | 86 minutes | ||
| Scary Movie 6 | TBA | TBA | TBA | Miramax | Paramount Pictures | TBA | |
Production
[edit]Parodies
[edit]Scary Movie's main parodies are of Scream (1996) and I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997). The rest of its elements are of The Exorcist (1973), The Shining (1980), Kazaam (1996), Election (1999), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003), The Matrix, The Blair Witch Project, and The Sixth Sense (all three 1999).[3]
Scary Movie 2's primary target is The Haunting (1999). The rest of the film contains traces parodies of House on Haunted Hill (1959) and its 1999 remake, The Legend of Hell House, The Exorcist (both 1973), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), The Amityville Horror (1979), The Changeling (1980), Poltergeist (1982), Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984), Titanic (1997), I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), Stigmata (1999), What Lies Beneath, Hollow Man, Charlie's Angels, Dude, Where's My Car? (all four 2000), and Hannibal (2001).[3]
Scary Movie 3's general parodies are of Signs and The Ring (both 2002). It also features elements of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Airplane! (1980), The Others (2001), Minority Report, 8 Mile (both 2002), and The Matrix Reloaded (2003).[3]
Scary Movie 4's parodies are of The Village, The Grudge (both 2004), the Saw franchise (2004–present), and War of the Worlds (2005). It also parodies Million Dollar Baby (2004) and Brokeback Mountain (2005).[3]
Scary Movie 5's central areas of satire are the Paranormal Activity films (2007–2021), Black Swan (2010), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), and Mama (2013). Other notable parodies are those of the Madea films (2005–present), Inception (2010), Fifty Shades of Grey, The Cabin in the Woods (both 2011), Sinister (2012), and Evil Dead (2013).[3]
Reception
[edit]Box office
[edit]| Film | Release Date | Grosses | Budget | ||
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| Domestic | International | Worldwide | |||
| Scary Movie[2] | July 7, 2000 | $157,019,771 | $121,000,000 | $278,019,771 | $19 million |
| Scary Movie 2[4] | July 4, 2001 | $71,308,997 | $69,911,681 | $141,220,678 | $45 million |
| Scary Movie 3[6] | October 24, 2003 | $110,003,217 | $110,670,000 | $220,673,217 | $48 million |
| Scary Movie 4[7] | April 14, 2006 | $90,710,620 | $88,000,000 | $178,710,620 | $40 million |
| Scary Movie 5[9] | April 12, 2013 | $32,015,787 | $46,598,194 | $78,613,981 | $20 million |
| Total | $461,058,392 | $436,179,875 | $897,238,267 | $172 million | |
Critical response
[edit]| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore[15] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scary Movie | 51% (117 reviews)[16] | 48 (32 critic reviews)[17] | B− |
| Scary Movie 2 | 13% (110 reviews)[18] | 29 (25 critic reviews)[19] | B |
| Scary Movie 3 | 35% (127 reviews)[20] | 49 (27 critic reviews)[21] | |
| Scary Movie 4 | 34% (125 reviews)[22] | 40 (23 critic reviews)[23] | C+ |
| Scary Movie 5 | 4% (50 reviews)[24] | 11 (16 critic reviews)[25] | C− |
Music
[edit]Soundtracks
[edit]- Scary Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2000)
- Scary Movie 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2001)
- Scary Movie 3: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2003)
- Scary Movie 4: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2006)
- Scary Movie 5: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2013)
References
[edit]- ^ Nair, Soumya (December 28, 2023). "Watch Every Scary Movie in Order: The Perfect Sequence Guide". movikv.com. Movikv. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ a b "Scary Movie". Box Office Mojo. Amazon. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Raymond, Adam K. (April 15, 2013). "Every Movie 'Spoofed' in the Scary Movie Franchise". Vulture. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ^ a b "Scary Movie 2". Box Office Mojo. Amazon. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
- ^ a b "Limehouse, Jonathan (October 29, 2024). "'We're Back!!!' Wayans brothers reunite to write script for upcoming 'Scary Movie 6'". USA Today. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ a b "Scary Movie 3". Box Office Mojo. Amazon. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ^ a b "Scary Movie 4 (2006) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
- ^ "Anderson, Ethan (May 7, 2012). "'Scary Movie 5' Plot Details Revealed and Anna Faris Won't Be Back". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ a b "Scary Movie V (2013) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 11, 2024). "New Scary Movie In The Works Under Jonathan Glickman's Miramax & Neal H. Moritz – CinemaCon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ Couch, Aaron (April 11, 2024). "New Scary Movie in the Works From Paramount". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ BigBoyTV (December 14, 2024). Marlon Wayans Speaks on Jay Z, Drake Lawsuit, Diddy, New Scary Movie, Health | NEW BIG Interview. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 29, 2024). "The Wayans Brothers Reunite For New 'Scary Movie' With Miramax & Paramount". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ "D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 24, 2025). "'Scary Movie' Reboot Gets Summer 2026 Theatrical Release". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ "Home - Cinemascore". cinemascore.com. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
- ^ "Scary Movie". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
- ^ "Scary Movie Reviews". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
- ^ "Scary Movie 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
- ^ "Scary Movie 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
- ^ "Scary Movie 3". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
- ^ "Scary Movie 3 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
- ^ "Scary Movie 4". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
- ^ "Scary Movie 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
- ^ "Scary Movie V". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
- ^ "Scary Movie 5 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Scary Movie at IMDb
- Scary Movie 2 at IMDb
- Scary Movie 3 at IMDb
- Scary Movie 4 at IMDb
- Scary Movie V at IMDb
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